In two games thus far, it’s evident that when attacking the Eagles defense, opposing offenses are going to stay away from the perimeter where cornerbacks Nnamdi Asomugha , Asante Samuel and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie lurk...

Major League Baseball is over 120 years old. While the league has had its fair share of memorable moments, there's also been plenty of controversy and scandal that's harmed the public image of the game...

Written by
Adrian Fedkiw
about
over 5 years ago
1,954 reads10 comments

There's a month and change to go, and the playoff picture is taking shape. The AL East remains intriguing as the Red Sox and Yankees tussle back and forth to see who will have home-field advantage throughout the AL side...

Third basemen don't necessarily have to be as quick as shortstops or second baseman, but they must have extremely quick reflexes and a strong arm. The Phillies have had a few dandies defensively man the hot corner...

The big storyline heading into the season was how Philadelphia's four aces would do over the course of the season. While Roy Oswalt has been hampered by injury, the trio of Cliff Lee , Cole Hamels and Roy Halladay have dominated...

Written by
Adrian Fedkiw
about
over 5 years ago
3,021 reads12 comments

The Phillies selected Jon Pettibone in the third round of the 2008 Amateur Draft. He attended Esperanza High School in Anaheim, Calif. The 21-year old, 6'5 right-hander is having the best season of his four-year minor league career...

As Major League Baseball makes it through the dog days of August, there are still more than a dozen teams that can consider themselves contenders for a playoff spot, and therefore, a world championship...

Written by
Adrian Fedkiw
about
over 5 years ago
1,360 reads10 comments

Wow, what a day to be a Philadelphia sports fan! First the city gets blindsided with the signing of Nnamdi Asomugha and now the Phillies and Astros have completed a deal that includes Houston outfielder Hunter Pence ...

On June 1, the Minnesota Twins stood at 17-37, 16.5 games back of the 33-20 first place Cleveland Indians . The rumors started to swirl about the availability of Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel and Jim Thome...

Buyers at the trade deadline—that's something Pirates fans haven't been accustomed to over the last 18 years. For all the flack GM Neal Huntington has gotten for cleaning house in 2008, 2009 and 2010, he's looking like a genius right now...

Ok, so there really isn't much drama as to who number one will be. Nonetheless, the Phillies have had their fair share of solid second baseman. There's also been some bad. I had a tough time filling out this list...

Before I get started, I have to quickly talk about the biggest ego in baseball history...George Steinbrenner. (I kept this list to players only.) He proclaimed in order to make money you have to spend money...

Written by
Adrian Fedkiw
about
over 5 years ago
4,678 reads106 comments

During his magnificent 18-year career, Mike Schmidt played mostly third base and some shortstop. In 1985, the Phillies moved him to first base to give 23-year-old Rick Schu an opportunity to start at third...

Written by
Adrian Fedkiw
about
over 5 years ago
8,874 reads26 comments

Last night the New York Mets traded Francisco Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers for two players to be named. Does this trade signify the waving of the white flag, or is New York looking to clear money to sign Jose Reyes to a multi-year deal...

One of the main reasons why the Phillies won the World Series in 2008 was due to theirhome grown talent hey had during 2007; Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Pat Burrell, Ryan Howard and Cole Hamels in particular...

Written by
Adrian Fedkiw
about
over 5 years ago
3,403 reads10 comments

Before the 2003 World Series the American League and National League alternated year-to-year as to which league would host the Fall Classic. Bud Selig wanted to spice up the All-Star Game by making the 2003 game "count...